Protesters Climb onto F/A-22 Raptor @ Oceana Airshow

[jai5w4]

Oceana Airshow today.

Apparently three protesters thought it ingenious to utilize the Raptor's port wing as a stage for their theatrical antics in protest of the (military) aircraft taking part in the show.

What a bunch of retards.

-jai5w4

 

[DanMa1156]

Anyone know what happened to them? I meant seriously, wtf?

 

[Gatordev]

Probably asked to step down and move along...what with the whole 1st Amendment thing and all.

 

[squorch2]

I count three.

 

[JTS11]

They should at least have cranials on...

Hey guys, let's try to incorporate a little ORM into our radical left-wing activities next time.

 

[squorch2]

I bet their entire chain of command was counseled.

 

[TurnandBurn55]

I count three.

I counted about 10 (conservative estimate). Oh wait, I was actually there. Other signs included "Warmongering is a tragedy, not a cause for celebration" Nice.

You liberals are pathetic. If you spent half as much time and effort disassociating yourself from these radicals as you do making excuses for them...

Well, there's a reason why the only elections the Democrats have won since Vietnam began in earnest were ones where national security was NOT the foremost issue.

 

[thull]

looks like they're on the left wing

 

[e6bflyer]

They should at least have cranials on...

Hey guys, let's try to incorporate a little ORM into our radical left-wing activities next time.

OK, that made me laugh, only because when I saw that picture, I was thinking the same thing.

 

[scoober78]

looks like they're on the left wing

 

[gregsivers]

How in the hell were they allowed to even get on the wing? I remember when the F-117 was on display at an airshow at Carswell AFB soon after it was publically acknowledged, it was surrounded by a chain and had several AF Security Police with M-16s standing around it. Did the pilots not say anything or alert some type of security's attention in this instance?

 

[jai5w4]

How in the hell were they allowed to even get on the wing? I remember when the F-117 was on display at an airshow at Carswell AFB soon after it was publically acknowledged, it was surrounded by a chain and had several AF Security Police with M-16s standing around it. Did the pilots not say anything or alert some type of security's attention in this instance?

I wasn't there, but it would take but a couple seconds to get up there and flash your text-laiden bed sheet. I'm sure security was on it as soon as they saw it. The photographer just got the shot off first.

 

[jai5w4]

looks like they're on the left wing

I tried my best to avoid this pun in my original post. Oh well...

 

[gregsivers]

I wasn't there, but it would take but a couple seconds to get up there and flash your text-laiden bed sheet. I'm sure security was on it as soon as they saw it. The photographer just got the shot off first.

I suppose, but I'm still curious as to how the pilots didn't stop them somehow. In our SOP it says that pilots have to be at the aircraft at all times. Granted it'd be easy to be distracted, but still.

 

[FMRAM]

looks like they're on the left wing

I can't believe I'm saying this, but that was funny.